Vulnerability · Published Jun 22, 2023 · Assigned by vmware

CVE-2023-20895

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server) from VMware. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The VMware vCenter Server contains a memory corruption vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger a memory corruption vulnerability which may bypass authentication.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
VMware VMware vCenter Server (vCenter Server) 8.0 – before 8.0 U1b7.0 – before 7.0 u3m
VMware VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server) 5.x – before 7.0 U3m, 8.0 U1b4.x – before 7.0 U3m, 8.0 U1b

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